Amazing Animals : The Remarkable Things That Creatures Do - DK

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Amazing Animals

The Remarkable Things That Creatures Do

By: DK

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Hardcover | 8 March 2011 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover
32 Pages

Age
6 - 9

Grade
1 - 4

Dimensions(cm)
20.3 x 25.4 x 1.3

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Margriet Ruurs' A Mountain Alphabet is one of Tundra's bestselling titles (having sold over a 1/4 million copies in all formats). Her picture books on the natural world are popular in both the trade and school and library market. She does a lot of presentations at conferences, and her sessions are always well-received.

Did you know that the oldest insect lived more than 350 million years ago? That's more than 100 million years before the dinosaurs! Did you know that a slug has three noses, an octopus has three hearts, and that an earthworm has no eyes, no nose, no ears, and no lungs, but it has five hearts?

By compiling facts that astound her and whet her own curiosity, Margriet Ruurs encourages young readers to observe the natural world around them and to share her sense of wonder and respect for it.

With stunning art and bright, brief text, Amazing Animals is a perfect introduction to a host of creatures - many of them endangered. Margriet Ruurs' books, including A Mountain Alphabet, When We Go Camping, and In My Backyard are always irresistible invitations to marvel at the animals with which we share the world.

Industry Reviews

PRAISE FOR AMAZING ANIMALS
"...beautifully rendered acrylic paintings.... It is an eclectic collection ... it's a good fit for those young nonfiction readers who enjoy absorbing bizarre facts."
--Booklist

"...the detailed paintings and surprising details should captivate readers for whom an ideal Saturday would be spent touring a natural history museum."
--Publishers Weekly

"An attractive compendium of critter facts, accompanied by...stellar acrylic paintings.... This book has great eye appeal for young browsers, and the olio of factoids may prompt further investigations by curious kids."
--School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR IN MY BACKYARD
"... A necessary library purchase, this is also sure to find a home on budding artists' and young naturalists' bookshelves."
- Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR WHEN WE GO CAMPING
"A dreamy, poetic text and rich, detailed paintings celebrates the pure wilderness...."
- School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR WILD BABIES
"Exceptionally lifelike wildlife paintings will draw young nature lovers to this attractive book... [A] high-quality book well worth purchasing."
- Booklist

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